aínda que

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ainda que, from aínda + que.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aˈinda ke], [aŋˈke]

Conjunction

aínda que

  1. even though
    • 1671, Gabriel Feijoo de Araujo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas:
      Juro por tantos, è cantos / que à an de uer denegrada, / anque a justicia me lebe / os bois da corte, yas bacas. / eu pido vsos, e custumes / calen barbas, falen cartas
      I swear by each and every one that they shall see it livid, even though Justice takes away my oxen from the stables and the cows. I ask for customs and habits, actions speak louder than words.

References
  • “aynda que” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “nda que” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “aínda que” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “aínda que” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “aínda que” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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